Rain-signal.



V. PARKER.

RAIN SIGNAL.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2!. 1911.

1 72,308, Patented July 9, 1918.

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J. PARKER.

RMN SIGN APFLICAHQN FILED mm. 21. 1927.

Patented July 9, 1918.

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VIGTbR PARKE R, or MABERRY, NORTH CAROLINA.

RAIN-SIGNAL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 9, 1918.

Application filed March 21, 1317. Serial No. 156,436.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VIo'roR PARKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mab'e'rry, in the county of Randolph and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rain- Signals; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of'the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in rain signals.

The'object of this invention is the provision of a device which is especially adapt ed to give alarmif it should begin to rain.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a device adapted to be positioned outside of a window and will be constructed in such a manner that the first few raindrops collecting thereon will cause operation 'of'the'device, give a signal and thereby notify the occupants of the house that rain is falling.

A still further object of this invention is the provision of a casing, which includes a bottom wall, side walls and one end wall, a longitudinally extending arm' pivotally secured to the end wall and located between the side walls, a weight on the free end of the arm, spring clips carried by the upper edges of the side walls adapted to hold a strip of breakable material thereacross, said material adapted to support the arm in a raised position, and a trough-shaped member removably secured in one wall and having one end located tangentially with relation to the breakable strip so as to direct the rain drops directly thereon to cause the strip to be broken, thus releasingjthe arm to permit 'a circuit to be completed and notify the occupants of the house that rain is fallingl 'A still further object of this invention is the provision of a device of this character, which will be simple, practical, and comparatively inexpensive in construction, and one that can be manufactured and sold at a small cost.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and set forth in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings: -Figure 1. is a top plan view of my im proved rain indicator as made in accordance with the invention,

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken through the same,

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the arm in raised or inoperative position,

Fig. i is a vertical sectional view through a window frame construction illustrating my improved rain signal applied thereto,

Fig. '5 is a longitudinal sectional view through the casing,

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the rain spout,

Fig. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating the manner in which the arm is located when in inoperative position,

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the spring clip which is adapted to hold the breakable material and holding the lever or arm in raised position.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a window frame construction upon which my improved rain signal is adapted to be positioned.

My improved rain signal comprises in its construction, the rectangular casing designated in its entirety by the numeral 2, which comprises the bottom wall 3, side wallsl and one end wall 5, the opposite end being fully open, the purpose of which will be hereinafter more fully described.

A hinge G'is secured to the inner side of the rear wall 3 or end wall 5 centrally thereof and has secured'to one of its portions, the longitudinally extending arm 7; the arm is hingedly secured to'the hinge 6 as at 8 and extends approximately the full length of the casing and is located centrally between the side walls 4;.

A weight 9 comprises in its construction, a rectangular block which is removably secured to the end of the arm 7 by suitable fastening means 10, and is adapted to'constitute the front end wall of the'casing when inlower'ed position.

A rectangular block 11 has secured to its upper facejthe usual circuit closerlQ of the push button type and extending through the block are the wires 13, which have one end connected to the circuit closer push button 12' and their opposite ends arrangedto extend into casing is and connect with a suitable battery source, the casing has se cured to one side a bell or other suitable alarm 15, and this wire is intersected by a cut out switch 16, which is adapted to facilitate the placing of the bell in acircuit with the push'button when it is desired to use the same. It is to be understood that the switch can be broken when breaking the circuit and the arm can be lowered engaging the push button 12 without causing the bell to ring.

The wires 13 running through the block 11 and secured to the circuit closer 12 may be arranged to extend longitudinally through the front open end of the casing positioning the block at a predetermined space adjacent the rear wall 5 thereof, as in Fig. 5 of the drawings, or the wires can extend upwardly through openings 17 located in the bottom wall 3 of the casing, thus positioning the block 11 at a spaced distance from the rear wall 5 and locating the push button or circuit closer 12 directly under the arm 7, the purpose of which will be hereinafter more fully described. 7

A pair of spring clips 18 com-prises the horizontal rectangular body portions 19 having one of their ends curved downwardly as at 20 and extended rearwardly as at 21 to provide an attaching member through which are adapted to extend suitable fastening means for securing the clips to the upper longitudinal edge of each of the sidewalls 4 centrally thereof. One side edge of each of the clips or bodies 19 of the spring clips 18 are bent downwardly as at 22 and cut away to provide the teeth 28.

The attaching member 21 of each of the plates aresecured to the upper longitudinal edges of the side walls 4 centrally thereof as at 25, thus placing the teeth 23 in'engagement with the longitudinal edge thereof.

A breakable strip 26 constructed of paper or the like is arranged horizontally or transversely across the casing and its ends arranged under each of the spring clips 18, and the arm 7 is raised and supported in its raised position by this strip 26. V

A spout designated in its entirety by the numeral 27 is formed of a piece of fiat annular metal having one end tapered to a point as at 28, which point has its extreme end curved downwardly as at 29 and the body is curved longitudinally as at 30 to causethe rain drops collected thereon to run downwardly over thepoint 29.

The spout 27 is supported upon a wire frame designated 31, which has the annular body portion 32, which is secured to the underside .of the member 27 by suitable rivets 33. The free ends of the body 32 are I bent downwardlytoprovide the supporting legs 34, which are adapted to:be removably fitted inthe upperlongitudinal edge of one of the side walls A and the legs are arranged on opposite sides of one of the clips 18, thus positioning the curved spout portion 29 directly on the breakable strip 26.

In operation, the device is placed on the window sill as in Fig. 4c, the switch 16 is closed, the block 11 is positioned within the casing adjacent the rear wall thereof, the wires may extend up through the bottom wall as shown in Fig. 7 or may be extended through the front of the casing as shown in Fig. .5, positioning the circuit closer 12 directly under the arm 7, the arm 7 is raised lifting the weight 9, the strip 26 is arranged this strip and supported in raised position, 7

the spout member is arranged on the upper longitudinal edge of one of the side .walls positioning its curved end 29 in engagement with the strip 26, thus it can be seenthat as soon as a few drops of rain is collected on the body 30, they will run down over the portion 29 on the strip 26 causing the same 'to break, releasing the arm 7, the weighted end 9 of which carried it down into engagement with the push button or circuit closer '12, thus completing the circuit and ringing the alarm, thereby notifying the occupants of the house that it is raining. o

What is claimed is:

1. A device of the class described compris ing a casing, an arm hingedly arranged in thecasing, a weightcarried by the arm, a breakable strip supported across the casing supporting the arm in raised position, a spout arranged on the casing, located dis rectly over the strip, a block, a circuit closer carried by the block, said circuit closer located in the path of the arm, whereby when the arm is dropped, the circuit will be completed, as and for the purposespecified.

2. In'a rain signal, the combination of a casing, side walls, bottom wall and rear wall its opposite end being fully open, an arm strip extending transversely across the cas- 7' ing and located under the clips holdingthe arm in raised position, a spout removably secured to one of the side walls and having one end resting upon and in engagement with the strip, a block, a circuitcloser carried by the block, said block and circuit closer located within the casing adjacent the rear wall thereof and in direct alinernent under said arm, whereby upon the breaking of the strip, the arm will close the circuit.

3. A device of the class described, comprising a casing including side walls, bottom wall and one end wall, an arm hingedly secured to the end wall on the interior thereof and extending longitudinally therefrom centrally between the side walls, a weight on the free end of the arm and constituting the end wall thereof, spring clips secured to the upper side of the side walls centrally thereof, said clips comprising body portions having one end bent downwardly and rearwardly constituting attaching members for securing the same to the side walls, gripping means formed from one side of said clips, an operating handle at the opposite end of the body, said clips adapted to hold a breakable strip transversely across the side walls for holding the arm in a raised position, a spout, said spout having a constricted end bent downwardly and in engagement with the strip, supporting means for the spout for removably securing the same to one side wall, a block, a circuit closer carried by the block, said block adapted to be positioned within the casing and directly under the arm, whereby upon the breaking of the strip, the arm will be lowered, engaging the circuit closer for completing a circuit.

n a rain signal, the combination of a casing including side, bottom and one end wall, an arm hingedly secured to the rear wall of the casing, a. weight removably secured to the free end of the arm constituting the front wall thereof, spring clips secured to the upper longitudinal edges of the side walls centrally thereof, a breakable strip arranged under the clips transversely across the casing, said strip adapted to hold the arm in raised position, a block, a circuit closer carried by the block, said block positioned within the casing directly under the arm, and a spout, a supporting member for said spout, said supporting member removably holding the spout upon one of the side walls of the casing, locating one end of the spout in engagement with the strip causing the same to break upon collection of water thereon which will let the arm drop and close the circuit.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VICTOR PARKER. Witnesses:

SALLIE PARKER, J. S. LEWIS.

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